November
First-ever financial education textbook lands in schools – funded by Martin
All 3,400 state-funded schools in England will receive 100 free copies of the 150-page textbook
2 November 2021
'I've collected £270 in vouchers in under three months... taking pics of job ads on my phone'
MoneySaver Sean has used the Job Spotter app since spotting it in our weekly email
11 December 2018
Revealed: The regions where you’ll pay most for energy under Ofgem price cap
Households in the South West set to pay an average £62/year more than those in Yorkshire
7 December 2018
Martin: '100,000 attempt debt suicide each year – stop the debt threats'
A new report by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute calls on the government to change out-of-date legislation which is contributing to people in problem debt becoming suicidal
4 December 2018
'I collected almost £7,000 in Nectar points in four years'
Martin Duckhouse has only been collecting since 2014, but never misses a way to collect points
3 December 2018
Guest comment: Get involved with #FoodBankAdvent to donate for Christmas
Money blogger Andy Webb explains how it works
30 November 2018
Hotel data hack hits up to 500 million guests
Big names owned by Marriott, including Sheraton, Le Meridien and W hotels are affected by database breach
30 November 2018
'I'll lose £450': Thousands miss out on 26-30 Railcard after delay
The 26-30 Railcard was originally promised by the end of December, and it's delay could mean more than 3,000 miss out on getting one
30 November 2018
26-30 Railcard to go on sale nationwide on 2 January
The railcard was scheduled to go on sale by the end of the year
30 November 2018
Train ticket prices to rise by average of 3.1% from January
Britain's rail fares will increase by an average of 3.1% from 2 January
30 November 2018
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TV licence fee to be frozen for two years - here's all you need to know
17 January 2022![]()
The cost of a TV licence will remain frozen for the next two years, the Government has announced. Households will not see any increase to their £159 a year bill until 1 April 2024. -
Amazon shelves plans to stop accepting Visa credit cards - here's all you need to know
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Amazon has shelved plans to stop people using Visa credit cards to buy items on the shopping platform from 19 January. -
Barclaycard makes mysterious payments to customers who were wrongly charged, with some receiving £300 - here's all you need to know
17 January 2022![]()
Barclaycard is giving refunds to hundreds of credit card customers who have suffered issues relating to operations procedures, default fees and incorrect interest charges. Here's what you need to know. -
Universal Credit and other benefit claimants in Northern Ireland to get £200 towards energy bills - here's what you need to know
14 January 2022![]()
It comes as part of a new £55 million support package designed to help around 280,000 people with the cost of living. -
Savings app Chip shakes up its membership plans – what this means for you
14 January 2022![]()
Savings app Chip has simplified its membership plan structure, reducing it from three plans to two, and has also added its autosaving feature to its free 'Chip' plan. These changes – which came into effect on 14 January – apply to both new and existing customers.
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Martin Lewis: What makes us human – the sharing of ideas and knowledge
29 November 2021![]()
I was invited on to BBC Radio 2 Vine's 'What Makes Us Human' programme. The brief: "write then read out an essay on one unique element of humanity, interspersed with some autobiographical notes". -
Five things EVERYONE should know about student finance
21 September 2021![]()
There are more myths and misunderstandings about student finance than any other subject. So in this blog is my updated 2021/22 version of the must knows, with links to far more info. -
Is it time to ban Christmas presents?
14 September 2021![]()
Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of...
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